Charles James Briggs

Lieutenant General Sir

Charles Briggs
Charles James Briggs c. 1922
Born(1865-10-22)22 October 1865
Hylton Castle, Sunderland, England
Died27 November 1941(1941-11-27) (aged 76)
Wickhambrook, Suffolk, England[1]
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1886–1923
RankLieutenant-general
Commands1st Imperial Light Horse
Mobile Column
Transvaal Volunteers
South Eastern Mounted Brigade
1st Cavalry Brigade
3rd Cavalry Division
28th Division in Salonika
XVI Corps
British Salonika Army
Battles/warsSecond Boer War
First World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George

Lieutenant General Sir Charles James Briggs, KCB, KCMG (22 October 1865 – 27 November 1941)[1] was a British Army officer who held high command in World War I.